Nutty Granola

• Ingredients
• 3.5 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1/2 cups almond flakes
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons sweetener of choice (agave syrup, honey, brown sugar)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cups dried cranberries
• 1/4 cups golden raisins
• Optional/Substitutes (just some other ingredients you could experiment with according to your liking)
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons flaxseeds
• 0.5 cups sunflower seeds/pumpkin seeds

1. Preheat oven to 140u0b0C/280F fan.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine rolled oats and nuts. (Optional: If you choose to add in cinnamon powder or cocoa powder, add it in at this stage as well)
3. In a saucepan over low heat, add the butter and sweetener and heat slowly till completely melted and combined.
4. Turn off the heat and mix in the salt and vanilla extract.
5. Add the contents of the saucepan to the oats and gently stir till homogenous.
6. Transfer the oats to a baking sheet and spread evenly over the surface area.
7. Place baking sheet in the middle rack of the oven for 40 minutes, removing them from the oven every 10-15 minutes to mix the oats around for even browning.
8. When done, remove from oven and sprinkle in the dried cranberries and raisins. Give it a thorough mix through and let cool to room temperature before storing in an airtight container.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/29859-nutty-granola (may not work)